Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal for Combatants Republic of until his death in 1975

until his death in 1975

it does not appear as though Carman served overseas but remained on the home front

the final outer ring with a pattern boarder surrounding the award

Visible on the peak is the unmistakable outline of an SS-style German national eagle insignia which has since been lost to time

the reverse with a ball hinge situated within a crimped base and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal for Combatants Republic of until his death in 1975(Sdwest Afrika Denkmnze fr Kmpfer). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a leftward facing profile of Germania, circumscribed by an inscription of SUEDWEST AFRIKA 1904 06, the reverse bearing a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, circumscribed by an inscription of DEN SIEGREICHEN STREITERN (TO THE VICTORIOUS FIGHTERS), unmarked, measuring 32. 58 mm in diameter, weighing 17. 7 grams, in